like a niqaabi
all you see
is my
eyes
follow
your circuit
i hijab my
lust
wrap it up
so you wont
be offended
when i dream
of you.
About the Author: saaleha
I am a writer and photographer (look up my work on www.shootcake.com) based in Johannesburg, South Africa. I have an MA in Creative Writing from the university currently known as Rhodes. My writing accolades include winning the 2014 Writivism Short Story Prize and the 2020 Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize for my debut collection, Zikr.
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